Nikola Jokic brother sentenced to 12 months probation for assaulting NBA fan
The brother of Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic pleaded guilty Friday to trespassing and disorderly conduct in connection with a viral gameday brawl at the arena last year.
The incident occurred on April 22, 2024, when the Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 in Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Stracinja Jokic charged with third-degree assault
Strahinja Jokic, 43, was sentenced to 12 months probation on misdemeanor and misdemeanor charges after punching a Lakers fan, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
Per Shelly Bradberry denver postStrahinja Jokic was initially charged with third-degree assault last July after Denver police first learned of the physical altercation through a viral social media video.
The video shows “a prominent family member of Denver Nuggets player Nikola Jokic getting into an argument with an unidentified fan in the stands,” according to the arrest affidavit.
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Nicholas Meyer, the beaten Lakers fan, claimed in his lawsuit that he suffered a concussion, cuts and bruises on his face and a deviated septum.
Police said Meyer initially did not want to press charges but later changed his mind.
When police contacted Stracinja Jokic, he told officers he felt he did nothing wrong because he was protecting an elderly man he had known for a long time.
Jokic’s other court cases
The game-day fight wasn’t his first encounter with Denver law enforcement.
In 2019, Strahinja Jokic was charged with assault and accused of choking and shoving a woman and then preventing her from calling 911. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing telephone service and a felony count of criminal trespassing.
However, the trespassing charge was dismissed in 2022 after he successfully completed his term, court records show. Misdemeanor conviction established.
Stracinja and Nemanja Jokic (the three-time NBA MVP center’s other brother) are known to watch many of their younger brother’s games.
The Nuggets will open their 2025-26 season on the road against the Golden State Warriors on October 23.
